Western silvery aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) When biologist Diana Bizecki Robson sits in the middle of the tallgrass prairie in a park near Winnipeg, she sees stars—the tiny, bright flowers of the western silvery aster. The prairie may seem a world away from our modern lives, but Robson shows how this endangered ecosystem’s flora and fauna are intimately connected with our own well-being.
Listen to the podcast on the Encyclopedia of Life: http://education.eol.org/podcast/western-silvery-aster
